Candidate records

Abdul El-Sayed

No current office on record. Latest office: Director, Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, 2023–2025. Running for U.S. Senate, Michigan, general election Nov 3, 2026. Full record

122 = 93 on what they have done + 24 of the candidate's own claims + 5 identity links.

  • 122facts through
  • 24their own claims
  • 0recorded votes
  • 0predictions
  • 19of 20 spot-checks correct

What they have done

Latest on record: Issued Public health emergency order, Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility (overcrowding, understaffing), in Mar 2023.

Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesDirector, Wayne County Department of Health, Human and VeteransServices 2023–2025Local Health Officer, Wayne County (local health department)2023–2025Trustee, HealthChoice of Michigan Board of Trustees 2023–2024Member (representing local public health officials and Region 10), PublicHealth Advisory Commission (State of Michigan) 2016–?Member, Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board (State of Michigan) 2016–?Executive Director and Health Officer, Detroit Health Department2015–2017WorkConsultant, County of Wayne Dept. of Health, Human & Veterans Services2025–presentVisiting Scholar, FXB Harvard School of PublicHealth 2021–presentConsultant, County of Wayne Dept. of Health, Human &Veterans Services 2022–2023ElectionsWon primary: U.S. Senate (Michigan), won primary, 2026Pending: U.S. Senate, Michigan, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 won primary, pendingU.S. Senate, MichiganLost primary: Governor of Michigan, lost primary, 20182018 lost primaryGovernor of MichiganBills andactions12016201820202022202320242026NOW 2026
Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesDirector, Wayne County Department of Health, Human andVeterans Services 2023–2025Local Health Officer, Wayne County (local health department)2023–2025Trustee, HealthChoice of Michigan Board of Trustees 2023–2024Member (representing local public health officials and Region 10), Public HealthAdvisory Commission (State of Michigan) 2016–?Member, Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board (State of Michigan) 2016–?ElectionsWon primary: U.S. Senate (Michigan), won primary, 2026Pending: U.S. Senate, Michigan, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 won primary, pendingU.S. Senate, MichiganLost primary: Governor of Michigan, lost primary, 20182018 lost primaryGovernor of MichiganBills andactions120162017201820192020202120222023202420252026NOW 2026

Paper shows 5 of 9 rows; the rest are on screen and in the record.

office, role work or ? no end date won primary lost primary pending.

Top topics 2 facts

Facts by topicHealth1Government operations1

Facts by kind

Facts by kindOffice facts11Election facts3Recorded votes0Bills sponsored0Executive actions1Campaign money23Financial disclosures4Court cases1Work and business24Nonprofit roles16Education and service10

Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.

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Offices, roles and work
TitleYears
Director, Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services2023–2025
Local Health Officer, Wayne County (local health department)2023–2025
Trustee, HealthChoice of Michigan Board of Trustees2023–2024
Member (representing local public health officials and Region 10), Public Health Advisory Commission (State of Michigan)2016–?
Member, Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board (State of Michigan)2016–?
Executive Director and Health Officer, Detroit Health Department2015–2017
Consultant, County of Wayne Dept. of Health, Human & Veterans Services2025–present
Visiting Scholar, FXB Harvard School of Public Health2021–present
Consultant, County of Wayne Dept. of Health, Human & Veterans Services2022–2023
Employee and Visiting Scholar (2026 report); Employee (2025 report), University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy2021–2025
Contributor, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.2020–2023
Host/Executive Producer, Crooked Media2019–2024
Scholar in Residence, American University, School of Public Affairs2019–2025
Scholar in Residence, Wayne State University, Dept. of Criminal Justice2019–2025
Elections
OfficeResult, year
Governor of Michiganlost primary, 2018
U.S. Senate (Michigan)won primary, 2026
U.S. Senate, Michiganpending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)
Facts by topic
TopicFacts
Health1
Government operations1
No topic recorded91
Facts by kind
KindFacts
Office facts11
Election facts3
Recorded votes0
Bills sponsored0
Executive actions1
Campaign money23
Financial disclosures4
Court cases1
Work and business24
Nonprofit roles16
Education and service10

Executive actions: 1 executive order.

By year: 91 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.

Dated facts, by year
YearFacts
20072
20083
20112
20121
20142
20154
20164
20171
20186
20195
20208
20216
20229
20239
20243
20258
202618

Latest actions

How they voted

No votes on record.
Where we lookedNo record found in Congress member crosswalk (fetch.py legislators:…; Michigan Legislature current legislators roster; congress.gov member search as of .

Community: nonprofit roles

Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20192020202120222023202420252026The Roosevelt Institute, Board Member, On LeaveThe Roosevelt Institute, Board Member, On Leave 2020–2025Michigan Organizing Project (DBA Michigan United), PresidentMichigan Organizing Project (DBA Michigan United), President 2019, 2021, 2023ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE, President; DirectorABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE, President; Director 2025–2026FrameWorks Institute, Advisory Board MemberFrameWorks Institute, Advisory Board Member 2024Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Board, Board MemberColumbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Board, Board Member2023on recordnot on record
Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20192020202120222023202420252026The Roosevelt Institute, Board Member, On LeaveThe Roosevelt Institute, Board Member, On Leave 2020–2025Michigan Organizing Project (DBA Michigan United), PresidentMichigan Organizing Project (DBA Michigan United), President 2019, 2021, 2023ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE, President; DirectorABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE, President; Director 2025–2026FrameWorks Institute, Advisory Board MemberFrameWorks Institute, Advisory Board Member 2024Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Board, Board MemberColumbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Alumni… 2023on recordnot on record

Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work. 16 roles recorded. Showing 5 of 10 organizations.

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Nonprofit roles
OrganizationTitleFilingsYears
The Roosevelt InstituteBoard Member, On Leave42020–2025
Michigan Organizing Project (DBA Michigan United)President32019, 2021, 2023
ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATEPresident; Director22025–2026
FrameWorks InstituteAdvisory Board Member12024
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Alumni BoardBoard Member12023
HealthChoice of MichiganBoard Member12023–2025
Michigan Association for Local Public Health (MALPH)Director12022–2023
Sunrise MovementBoard Member12021
Climate PowerAdvisory Board Member12020
Southeastern Michigan Health AssociationDirector12015–2016

Analysis: likely positions

No analysis yet. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.

How the record was checked

Facts, by evidence gradeOfficial record89Secondary source9Self-reported24
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2019 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correctSources: 5854 archived, 4 not archivedSearches: 16187 found, 74 found nothing
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2019 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correctSources: 5854 archived, 4 not archivedSearches: 16187 found, 74 found nothing
  • 4sources not archived
  • 74searches found nothing
  • 2undated (no source dates them)
  • 4low-confidence facts (counted, not listed)
  • 17corrections logged

Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.

Table
Facts, by evidence grade
EvidenceFacts
Official record89
Secondary source9
Self-reported24
Checks, parts in order
CheckResult
Spot-check19 correct, 0 wrong, 1 partly correct, 0 could not be checked, of 20
Re-check9 correct after corrections, 0 not correct, of 9
Sources54 archived, 4 not archived, of 58
Searches87 found, 74 found nothing, of 161

Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.

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